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Christie Brinkley: Good Genes or Good Docs?

TMZ/pics

TMZ asks "Good Genes or Good Docs?"

The answer is most likely both. She really looks good for 55. Then again she started with good material.


and on the secondary question: "Why in the world would four men divorce her?!"

It takes more than looks to keep a marriage.



Best Regards,


John Di Saia MD

Jenna Jameson - Post Baby Belly Or Tummy Tuck?

Stylist

Jenna Jameson, porn star extraordinaire, gave birth to twin boys a mere 4 weeks ago.

On Friday, she posted this post-baby bikini photo of herself on her MySpace page.

From one image, I would not yet hazard a guess. I would wait to do anything (until further post-partum) if I were her surgeon, but plenty of other surgeons are not as conservative. I do think I get better results by waiting. Then again she was kinda on the thin side before she had her pregnancy wasn't she? Do you think she is looking good from sit ups or had surgery to get there?



Best Regards,


John Di Saia MD

Kelly Bensimon / Breast Implant Contracture Story

The Dirty/pics

This is Kelly Bensimon from The Real Housewives of New York… AKA worst cougar refund gap EVER. Her +2’s obviously hate each other and are making a break for it!

These implanted breasts look like 10 - 20 year old "over the muscle" silicone types that are begging for a redo. Get those capsules removed please and remove and/or replace the implants. It hurts me looking at them. (They can be painful when they get this bad.)



Best Regards,


John Di Saia MD



Related:


Dr D's "What Do I Do With These Old Breast Implants?"

Not My Thigh Lift Patient - Check Your Surgeon Before Surgery.

IReport

This lady apparently had a thigh lift and brachioplasty from an uncertified doctor after massive weight loss. While I'll admit that these operations can be challenging, his results are not so great. He closed with staples and placed drains in very visible places. His incisions are placed in not-so-great positions too. You really need to check out your surgeon at least a bit before you let him (or her) operate.






Best Regards,


John Di Saia MD




Related:


Dr D's "Basic Online Surgeon Check"

No plastic surgery for Lisa Snowdon

Google

Lisa Snowdon has revealed she can't imagine going under the knife.

The Britain's Next Top Model host said she would rather grow old naturally than resort to cosmetic enhancements, reports the Daily Express.

"There are days when I think I should get a few fillers or Botox but then I see someone who's had it done and realize we should all grow old gracefully," she said.

Interesting statement: "Can't imagine" does not mean "didn't" or "wouldn't." It is good for some quick and dirty PR though.



Best Regards,


John Di Saia MD

Links & Comments

Christina Applegate at Gossip Girls - Getting over breast cancer and now trying for lung cancer? Stop with the cancer sticks please.

"Experts" at QualityHealth - Now they want to tax your "sweet drinks." Tell them they can kiss my sweet.......


Bikini Calculus at Google Video - I was not-so-bad at math in school, but girls were always more interesting. Now I help them for the approaching bikini season....the Lord's Work? lol.

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Top 10 Bad Hollywood Boob Jobs - Really?

CelebSlam

CelebSlam posts their picks for the top ten bad Hollywood Boob Jobs and some of them don't look all that bad really. Of course I see some pretty bad boobies for a living. Some one's gotta do it and I went to school for quite a while. :)

Take into account that many women come to consultation asking to look like Audrina Patridge. Tara Reid's bust has improved quite a bit since her redo. Pamela Anderson's implants have been a frequent topic at this blog. She is a great example of the "All Implant Breast" and its consequences.

The key with breast implant surgery is and always has been what the patient sees as wrong with her breasts and what she would like to do about it. Most women want volume, often more volume than the average woman without implants wants or would find attractive. The distortion seen with increased volume beyond a point may make other people cringe, but some patients actually want that. Re-operation particularly multiple times with increasing implant size can lead to a very fake appearance.

Staying moderate on the volume leads to better long term results meaning less surgery. Capsular Contracture (especially with silicone gel implants) can lead to hardening of the breasts and the desire to re-operate fix things however. This is probably what happened with Victoria Beckham a year or so ago.

Commonly placed breast implants do not repair chest wall deformities like Pectus_Excavatum, a congenital "dip" in the breast bone that affects many women usually in minor degrees. Some of the women on the list have a bit of this going on and I can't fault them for that.

The list at CelebSlam is probably not Hollywood's worst, but may include Hollywood's most noted Boob Jobs.


Best Regards,


John Di Saia MD


Related:

Paula Abdul and Pectus Excavatum

Pamela Anderson's Breasts Are Basically All Implant